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Q: type of eating disorder ?
asked by: audreyvl on August 7th, 2008
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I am 28 years old, 5'4" and weight 121lbs. I also have a body fat of 19%. I look pretty healthy physically, but mentally...that's another story.

I exercise quite a bit, like I do an hour of cardio 6-7 days a week and burn on average 600 calories in an hour. I also do weights 2-3 times a week. Sometimes when I feel like I've eaten too much I'll burn about 500-700 calories to burn off the extra calories (even if I've only eaten an extra fruit or slice of bread). Sometimes I can exercise intensively everyday for a month without taking a day off.

I used to enjoy exercising, but now I feel like I HAVE to exercise or else I will get fat. I usually go for a run first thing in the morning. If I don't do it when I wake up I get really anxious and think about when I'm going to be able to exercise all day long.

Ok so I've been seeing a therapist for about 8 months for an eating disorder. I tend to eat about 1600 calories a day, which I think is pretty good. But apparently it's not enough for the amount of exercise I do. I am also very ridgit with my eating and only eat certain foods. My therapist tells me that I restrict a lot (I guess the types of food and not the calories). I think about food, and weight loss strategies, count calories, read fitness magazines. I also go on pro-ana websites. That's all I think about ALL DAY LONG.

I used to binge a lot at night on carbs (like 4 times a week for about a year), but I've managed to stop that behavior for about 4 weeks now. I thought that I would lose a lot of weight by cutting back on thousands of calories, but I only lost 3 lbs.

I have also been chewing and spitting food when I just want to take the food but I don't want to ingest all the calories. I also get very anxious before and after eating. Today I was crying so much when I was eating lunch. I know that this behavior is NOT normal. I love food so much, but I don't want to get fat. I wish I could lose weight but I don't know what else to do.

I have been very depressed and anxious for the past few months and I've been isolating myself a lot. I don't want to go out with friends, because I much prefer surfing the web for diets and weight loss info.

My therapist says I have an eating disorder, but I don't seem to fit the anorexia or bulimia requirements. What disorder could I have?
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NoMoreTears
replied on August 23rd, 2008
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There is no such thing as an anorexic/ bulimic requirement. Depending on the nature of the disorder, the person and the intensity of the problem, will result in different things. From what you have said, you do have an eating disorder...probably taken in the form of purging through exercise (bulimia) You need to consult with a doctor and get this checked out because without actually being fully aware of the situation I can't make a medical conclusion, only an informed opinion.

Good luck, Natalie
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